The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Root

Branch

Tree

Seed
2 Who appears in the Midnight Library to guide Nora?
Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Oak
3 Where does Nora live in her original life?
Cambridge

Wessex

Antartica

Bedford
4 What is the name of Nora's cat?
Voltaire

Nietzche

Socrates

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Melville

Thoreau

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?
Hiking lessons

Guitar lessons

Swimming lessons

Piano lessons
7 Who does Nora own a pub with in her first alternative life?
Ravi

Joanna

Joe

Dan
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
A sword

A tennis ball

A painting

A chessboard
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
Australia

England

New Zealand

New York
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Gosling
11 What word is used to describe Nora's life as a competitive swimmer?
Gentle

Adventurous

Successful

Perfect
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her father

Her cousin

Her mother

Her brother
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Gives a speech

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach

Swims in a race
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora working at a music store

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora going for a jog
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Leo

Ravi

Ash

Joe
16 What best describes Nora's relationship with Dan in the first life?
Unhappy

Supportive

Complacent

Dull
17 What is the name of Nora's piano student?
Leo

Greg

Steven

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?
A heart condition

A car accident

Drowning

Starvation
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Joe

Hugo

Keri-Anne

Ingrid
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Puzzles

The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2018

2021

2020

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Tense

Frightening

Contemplative

Anxious
24 What does the word "prospect" mean in the book?
idea

business opportunity

possibilities

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Ryan

Nora

Joe

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